Saying Goodbye
I had the honor recently of participating in the funeral of a very dear friend. Jim was our neighbor my entire life and a great family friend. When we were...
Tag: Ramblings
Cleaning
It seems I have spent the last two weeks cleaning my house. Here in the rectory it is just me and the dog so you would think it would not get that dirty, and I ...
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine Johnstown Cape Breton On the Roman Catholic calendar today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I have kind of a weird conn...
Dallas
I am in the process of watching the 14th and final season of the TV show Dallas. Who does not like Ole JR Ewing? I remember watching this show when ...
The Occupy Movement
I will admit right up front that I have not done all I can to understand what is going on. There has been much discussion on the Internet of what is going...
Keep CHI in Xmas!
Available from Orthodox Stuff just in time for Xmas! h/t Byzantine Texas
Gift Giving
In yesterday’s post I went on about consumerism and we have lost the true sense of what Christmas is all about. It’s less about the gifts and more about express...
Tis the Season
Well here it is the weekend after Thanksgiving and the holiday season is in full swing. Oh how I remember the holiday traditions of my youth, the pepper praying...
How do we Write History?
Last year I had the honor of present a paper at the 1st gathering of the Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas. The conference was held at Prin...
Great Lent
I will admit, I love this time of the year. I am not sure it is becasue I think the services of this time of the church year are the most beautiful or bec...